Celebrity Investigators
Prior Approvals
Acronyms
The Institute
Pre? or Post?
100

This Investigator is a general internist and health services researcher who focuses on finding safe, effective, and non-stigmatizing ways to treat obesity. As an international leader in obesity research, his goal is to help individuals and families make treatment decisions that align with their values while sustaining their health over the long haul. 

Who is David Arterburn, MD, MPH?

100

A PI goes from 3.0 calendar months to 1.2 calendar months of effort

What is Effort Reduction? 

A reduction of the level of effort devoted to project by 25 percent or more from what was approved in the initial competing year award. 

100

RPPR

What is the Research Performance Progress Report?

A Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) is a form that grantees use to report on their progress and compliance with the terms of their National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant.

100

The Original name of our Research Institute

What is Center for Health Studies?

With the arrival of Group Health Chief Executive Officer Gail Warden, a new era of commitment to scientific inquiry began. Warden called for a more comprehensive, integrated system of monitoring and evaluating the care-delivery system and its relationship to the health status of its enrollees. With this, the Group Health Board of Trustees established the Center for Health Studies (CHS).

100

Monthly Invoicing

Who is Post Award?

200

This Investigator is an internist and infectious disease epidemiologist who has conducted clinical and epidemiologic studies of vaccine safety and efficacy since 1991 and conducted the first COVID vaccine trial in the United States.  

Who is Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH?

200

The Notice of Award states that this project does not have expanded authorities (Non-SNAP) and the project team wants to use unused funds from a previous performance period (or project year) in the current year

What is a Carryover Request (or Carry Forward)?

To do this you need an explanation on why there was an unobligated balance, a Scientific Justification on why you need the funds, and a Detail Budget for the amount requested.

200

FCOI

What is Financial Conflict Of Interest?

A Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) is when an investigator's financial interest could significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of NIH-funded research.

200

The year our Research Institute started

What is 1983?

The Group Health Board of Trustees established the Center for Health Studies (CHS) on January 26, 1983, and CHS opened its doors nine months later.

200

Just In Time Request

Who is Pre Award?

300

This Investigator is a general internist whose research focuses on identifying and addressing alcohol and other substance use in primary care. For over 25 years, this Investigator has conducted research that is having a lasting impact on how medical providers approach prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders. 

Who is Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH?

300

One or two months prior to the end of the 1st No-Cost Extension, the PI realizes that they still need more time to complete the final aim on the project

What is a 2nd No-Cost Extension? 

This request should include the amount and a detail budget of the unobligated balance, an explanation of the work to be performed during the extension, and a progress report as well as any updated IRB assurances, if applicable.

300

PCORI

What is Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute?

PCORI is a non-profit organization that funds research to help patients and their caregivers make better healthcare decisions. PCORI's research focuses on areas that are important to patients. 

300

In September 2009, we changed our Institutes name

What is Group Health Research Institute?

By changing our name to Group Health Research Institute, the organization hoped to boost its visibility locally and nationally—and to further solidify Group Health's role as a leader in transforming health care.

300

Cost Transfers

Who is Post Award?

400

This Investigator is an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist with acquired expertise in aging epidemiology. A professor emerita at the UCSD, she works to improve the understanding of cognitive and brain changes in typical aging and in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Who is Linda McEvoy, PhD?

400

The PI on the project is retiring in the middle of the project period and a Co-Investigator is willing to continue the work of the grant

What is a Change in PI? 

This request requires a Biosketch and current Other Support of the new PI and a Justification document for this change.

400

PSD

What is Project Startup Document?

The Project Startup Document is used to set up activities in OneLink.

400

The current Director of Data Programming and Information Technology 

Who is Tyler Ross, MA?

Tyler has 20 years of experience in health care research data programming, analytics, and IT administration. He led the Health Care Systems Research Network’s Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW) governance body. A precursor to the FDA Sentinel Common Data Model and PCORnet data model, which helped pave the way for major multi-institutional health care research, safety, and surveillance collaborations as present today.

400

No Cost Extension

Who is Pre Award?

500

This Investigator is a cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher whose work focuses on incorporating patient-centered outcomes to improve cancer care along the cancer care continuum, from prevention to survivorship. Her works spans several types of cancer, including lung, breast, and colorectal, and also explores the impact of cancer in special populations, such as adolescents and young adults.

Who is Karen Wernli, PhD?

500

A PI wants to add a Sub-award to their project with a new collaborator at the University of London 

What is adding a Foreign Component?

All Foreign Scientific collaborators, be it by Sub Award or as a Consultant need Prior Approval before they can undertake scientific activities.

500

SRP

What is Survey Research Program?

The Survey Research Program (SRP) provides a broad range of data collection and recruitment services. Our team of scientific survey professionals works in close collaboration with study teams to plan and execute study activities on their behalf. They work on projects of all sizes and timelines, utilizing systematic processes and data collection practices to reduce measurement error and to promote consistent use of scientifically sound survey research methods.

500

"Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute improves health, well-being, and health equity for our members and all communities through collaborative research and evaluation."

What is our Mission Statement?

500

Carry forward of unused funds from previous budget period

Who is 'It Depends'?  

If the grant has expanded authority then Post Award, if it does not and requires a Prior Approval request, then Pre Award.